Roy Bennett (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Zimbabwean politician
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Place of Birth: Rusape, Manicaland, Zimbabwe
About Roy Bennett (politician)
- Roy Leslie Bennett (16 February 1957 – 17 January 2018) was a Zimbabwean politician and member of the British South Africa Police.
- He was also a member of the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe for the seat of Chimanimani, where he was affectionately known as Pachedu (loosely translated as "Amongst Us").
- He was the Treasurer of the Movement for Democratic Change party led by Morgan Tsvangirai and a member of the Senate of Zimbabwe.
- He was set to become the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Zimbabwe until President Robert Mugabe refused to swear him in.He was one of the three white parliamentarians elected in the 2000 Zimbabwean parliamentary election despite the intimidation against MDC voters by supporters of ZANU-PF.
- During the election campaign, his wife who was three months pregnant, was physically abused by ZANU activists on their farm and subsequently miscarried her baby boy.
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